AEM CAI problems

BlackMagic · Post by **BlackMagic** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 5:55 pm

Does anyone have a page that shows the install of the AEM Cold air intake on a 2003 neon 2.0 SOHC? I'm running into some problems

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 6:00 pm

Dont have any pics or anything, but what kind of probs are you having?

BlackMagic · Post by **BlackMagic** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 6:14 pm

The "breather hose", the instructions i got with it were all messed up. Where would the breather hose go from the intake to where? It dosent seem to be long enough to go anywhere on the valve cover

Nick Drake · Post by **Nick Drake** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 6:21 pm

http://www.neon-owners.org/neon/tech/ho ... k_rhd.html

BlackMagic · Post by **BlackMagic** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 6:35 pm

sorry but that didnt explain the breather hose

Nick Drake · Post by **Nick Drake** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 7:44 pm

Oh when you said breather hose, I thought you meant the bellow tube. My bad.

OB · Post by OB » Tue Aug 01, 2006 8:23 pm

the vaccuum line that attaches to the intake should run straight to the right side of the valve cover. Its been a long ass time since i installed my CAI, but if i remember correctly, the new hose simple pops onto the stock line in place of the smaller stock one, and then attached to the bung on the intake tube. the hose should be fairly long. heres a pic of my engine bay from awhile back, hope it helps.

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 10:43 pm

And if that doesn't work, plug it and put an air filter (few bucks at pep boys) on the valve cover

BlackMagic · Post by **BlackMagic** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 12:21 am

look at that picture it looks as if his AEM CAI has the same hose, its short and connected to the stock hose / another hose... the only reason im complaining is because the directions told me to replace the old hose, so i was sitting there scratching away at my head wondering how a 10 inch hose goes all the way to the back of the damn valve cover. Plus the directions also told me to Attach a connector hose on each end of the long tube and short tube, and the quantity of hose connectors said 3 lol. Thoes were the wost directions ever wrote.

2003silverneonsxt · Post by **2003silverneonsxt** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 12:41 am

just seal the bung shut on the CAI and put a filter on the Valve cover....u dont need that hose attached...

BlackMagic · Post by **BlackMagic** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 2:03 am

Well I'm not really worried about the hose, Im just going to get a longer blue hose and cut it perfect, hook it up and forget about it, right now its connected to the stock hose which dosent bother me either. I just found it funny how the directions were way off

At first I thought maybe AEM was right and I was an idiot.

BlackMagic · Post by **BlackMagic** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 1:31 pm

I'm looking at "Breather Filters", do they normally go to the back of the valve cover? Does it actually help to get a filter for it or does it make no difference?

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 1:36 pm

Well, you want some sort of filter over it. You do not want it left open otherwise dirt and bugs and such is getting into your valve area.

The filters work well, you won't notice any power gains or anything, but it'll give you an uncluttered view under the hood if you don't have a vacuum line running from behind the valvecover (where the breather filter would go if you went that route) up to the CAI.

Of course you could get the colored vacuum line and spiff it up a bit too... your choice.

BlackMagic · Post by **BlackMagic** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 1:42 pm

thanks for the help guys... I'll throw some pictures up when its all done.

BlackMagic · Post by **BlackMagic** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 8:24 pm

Just put in the breather filter and plugged the hole, I don't like it much so I'm going back to getting the longer hose lol

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 9:36 pm

Just for my own info, what is it you don't like about it?

BlackMagic · Post by **BlackMagic** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 12:01 am

just dont like the way the filter looks, its like to random, maybe if i had a better looking one :-/

OB · Post by OB » Thu Aug 03, 2006 3:45 am

if im not mistaken, the vaccuum line does indeed have a purpose. you think its there just to look cool?

BlackMagic · Post by **BlackMagic** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 12:48 pm

I'm not trying to say it dosent serve a purpose, I'm saying I'd rather not just have a filter on it I want to reconnect it to the intake.

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 12:59 pm

If you reconnect it to the intake, you realize you still have a filter on it, right?

I'm just messin with ya, man. Personal preference and all.

BlackMagic · Post by **BlackMagic** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 6:15 pm

Hah yeah I'll have to tape that filter to the side of my new hose

scneonchic · Post by **scneonchic** » Sat Aug 05, 2006 3:45 pm

The hose that came w/ mine wasnt long enough either, so I got one of those small filters for the intake and one for the VC. I personally like how they look better than the hose.

Wisher2 · Post by **Wisher2** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 11:18 am

All this small hose talk is crazy.....The hose comming off your valve cover shouldnt be a hose it should be a plastic tube. You connect the tube you get in the kit with the plastic one comming off your valve cover